Vito

Since Vito joined the Montana’s the Clint City fire fighters have been working 7 days a week putting out fires that seem to be mysteriously breaking out all over town. Meanwhile, the Montana’s have been offering worried shopkeepers insurance cover against the fires for an extremely reasonable price...

"Family, honor, money and shady plans". The specter of the Montana motto creeps over the city. Having always had a firm footing in the world of crime, the Montana Godfathers have developed a pronounced taste for power. So now, under the iron rule of the formidable Don, their depraved and violent henchmen are all set to spread fear and terror in both the streets and corridors of power.

27 comments on Vito

- A decent 5 damage (7 with fury), can 2HKO with a furious Edd or Giovanni.
- Vito possesses the fabled SoA, an ability that is rare in the clan.
- To aid him in battle even more, Vito has the Montana bonus. -12 attack hurts quite a bit.
- I love his art, quite a sneaky one.

- He is 4*.
- Even for a Montana, 6 power is kinda weak at 4*. Actually, that's really my main beef with the guy.

Overall: 7/10 - I'd like to quote FAST IS FUN (FAST IS FUN, in case my coding skills suck) "Vito (U) isn't bad. He's boxed in by the clan. Make him 7/5 and he's strictly better than Edd (R). Make him 6/6 and you have an SOA combo with Jackie (R), Rubie (R) and a two more Uppers for lots and lots of 2HKO's and w/ a better bonus than Striker (U) offers. " And I completely agree with this statement, but unfortunately, it hurts the card. If Vito was a 3* at 6/4 with SoA? I don;t think it;d be too overpowered and Vito would see more use. Still not a bad card in any right.

I'm going to go against the waves and rate this card about a 7/10. Can't say how many times vito got in the way of my opponent from clenching victory. Here's how he's useful:

1) He doesn't necessarily have to win. Being 6 power only, it'll likely prove difficult in a lot of situations anyway. But when going against the likes of Pan, Suzie, or any card that relies heavily on their ability for that matter, he serves as an excellent buffer to +life, +power, or +attack manipulation abilities, while keeping his own bonus intact. Because of his five damage, people will not want to use him as a shield, but to overlook that possibility completely would be under-appreciating this card

2) He *can* win, against all odds. Ok, so yeah, he's only 6 power, but many opponents underpill against him, forgetting his bonus. And if he does win, it's a decent 5 damage. With the likes of sharon, edd, and donnie in hand, losing once to vito could mean a cascade of trouble to follow. And those who do realize that potential threat might overpill and vito's ability means gil or hawkins will have hardly any effect on him following a loss, and any other loss folowing an overpill means a significant advantage in your favor.

3) Playing against an SOB clan? No problem. Most of those cards rely heavily on their abilities, and by having vito in hand, he'll cripple the utility of their deck. Kenny's fury'd damage would be foolish, Hawkin's pill reduction is a waste of pills, and Tula for once is not threatening to a 6 power card. Who needs the montana bonus when you can serve as an annoying pestilence to your opponent's plans instead?

4) Soa means nothing to this card. Really. It won't help or hurt it.

Obvious cons are that

1) He only has 6 power, which is mediocre for a 4 star card.
2) He's four stars. He is most useful in Elo, so it could be difficult to budget him into a deck and still have everything you need. Edd and Donnie will certainly take priority over him, but he may give the likes of griezzo or rosa a run for their money.

Initially, I agreed with the majority in saying this card is an interesting addition, but not good enough to be a staple. But still, if used correctly and in the proper deck, I'd wager to say that this card is much more useful than most people are letting on. Try him before making the final judgment call.

As stated before - upgrade to Simon, witch is fine, if you'll come to find that extra star to squeeze him in, it's useful to have at least one soa in your deck and if you can't get your hands on Lyse Teria Cr, Vito is a fair choice - 6/5 isn't as bad for Montana as some here portray it to be, 7/5 and 6/6 would have been kinda on a higher side and could make him ELO ban material as it is now I think he's pretty useful, especially in mono montana.

7/10 - not amazing card by any means, but having in mind, that Simon is the only other affordable soa in the clan, I think Vito makes the cut

Whats good about this card.
He has Montana's long needed SoA.
He has cool art
He has usable damage

What's bad about this card
He has bad power for his star count.
He is 4 stars which might be hard to squeeze into elo and T1 decks.

I give this card a 6/10 for his clan placement. I don't think that he is a bad card but he isn't a good one either. I'll stay with Simon until I could get Lyse Teria Cr. He was what Montana needed but his power is terrible.

But give Tony Semedo credit for his amazing art, too bad he can't live up to it...

@SuperSayanHHM - Hero Your idea for "Lyse" Is okay, but don't forget, a 7/4 soa with attack manipulation will not only go sky high in price, but also will get banned within 1-2 weeks... If you dont believe me look at zatman, hes -12 attack +1 power but without SOA, and hes permanent banned... Same with Lyse Teria Cr....

We could possibly get a 7/2 SOA, and thats being generous...

What we really need is a 4 star staple, because in my opinion, edd doesn't cut it...

How about a 7/6 ability defeat=+2 pills... Now that would be great, not overpowered enough to be banned weekly, but a great card nevertheless...